Men's Soccer: Anderson (Ind.) (5-3-1 Overall) at Ohio Northern (6-2-1 Overall)
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, 7 pm, Kerscher Stadium, Ada, Ohio
Tuesday's Preview: Ohio Northern enters Tuesday's evenings final non-conference match of the season winners of three straight and six of its last seven contests ... The Polar Bears are coming off of a thrilling 2-1 double overtime victory over Rose-Hulman (Ind.) on Saturday evening ... ONU got goals from seniors Mac Tompkins and J.J. Fortner in the victory ... Tompkins struck first early in the second half to take a 1-0 lead ... After RHIT answered late in regulation, Fortner sealed the victory in the final minute of play to help ONU claim the 2-1 victory ... Fortner and fellow senior Cory Lains each added assists in the victory ... Through nine games this season ONU is led offensively by Fortners six goals ... The senior is currently tied for third in the Ohio Athletic Conference with six goals and is fourth in the OAC with 14 points ... Junior Joseph Schulte currently ranks second on the team with four goals ... Lains and senior Grant Cayot both currently rank first on the team with three assists each ... Freshman Dylan Plank leads Northern in the goal with a 5-1-0 record and two shutouts ... Plank currently ranks fifth in the OAC and leads the team with a 0.97 goals against average ... Anderson (Ind.) enters the contest after defeating MacMurray (Ill.) 3-0 ... The Ravens have won four of their last five contests ... Junior Jacob Pokorski currently leads the team with four goals, while junior Cory Baker ranks second on the team with three goals ... Pokorski also ranks first on the team with four assists and 12 points ... Defensively, senior Brandon Weer leads the team with a 5-3-q record in the goal ... The senior has compiled 47 saves on a .810 save percentage.
ONU Statistical Leaders
| Goals | Assists | Points | Saves | GAA | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Fortner | 6 | 1. | Cayot | 3 | 1. | Fortner | 14 | 1. | Plank | 20 | 1. | Plank | 0.97 | ||||
| 2. | Schulte | 4 | Lains | 3 | 2. | Schulte | 9 | 2. | Dunnavant | 12 | 2. | Dunnavant | 1.55 | |||||
| 3. | Yoder | 2 | 3. | Fortner | 2 | 3. | Yoder | 5 | ||||||||||
| Lains | 5 |
Series Record: ONU owns a 13-3-1 advantage in the all-time series between the two schools ... Northern has won the alst two matchups, and 10 of the last 11 contests, including a 2-1 victory at Anderson in 2016.
Head Coach Brent Ridenour: Ridenour is in his 20th season as head coach with a 289-111-33 career record and a winning percentage of .706.
